Hacker News with Generative AI: USA

TVA submits first US BWRX-300 construction application (world-nuclear-news.org)
The Tennessee Valley Authority has submitted an application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a permit to build a GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy BWRX-300 small modular reactor at Clinch River.

Nuclear Energy, Energy, Nuclear Power, Technology, USA

4 points by mpweiher 2 days ago | 4 comments

Ask HN: Moving to London from California (ycombinator.com)
I’m moving from a smaller beach town in California to London in a month as an American. Any tips?

Moving, London, California, USA

12 points by siamese_puff 5 days ago | 16 comments

GlobalWafers to invest 4B dollars in wafer manufacturing in the USA (tomshardware.com)

Semiconductors, Manufacturing, Investments, USA

9 points by 01-_- 6 days ago | 4 comments

Making GDP Great Again: A Complementary Approach (thedailyeconomy.org)
In its first hundred days, the second Trump administration has been anything but usual by presidential standards. From trade wars to an assault on the federal bureaucracy, Trump and his team have swiftly reshaped the landscape of government action. Amid the torrent of daily news, some critical policy discussions have been swiftly overlooked.

Politics, Economics, USA

4 points by Michelangelo11 9 days ago | 0 comments

Apple helped China become America's biggest tech rival (thetimes.com)

Apple, China, Technology, Competition, USA

5 points by walterbell 10 days ago | 0 comments

Reborn in the USA: has cricket cracked the American market? (theguardian.com)
A lack of pitches, kit and coaching has held the sport back for far too long but Major League Cricket may be the answer

Cricket, Sports, USA, Business

5 points by PaulHoule 16 days ago | 2 comments

Abandoning the USA (or your home country) (indignified.substack.com)
I’d like to thank the twenty of you for believing in me enough, or being interested in wha I’m writing about enough to have subscribed. All of you will have your names inscribed on the door of Satoshi Manor where I’ve written the Indignified Manifesto. You are akin to the original signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Immigration, Politics, Substack, USA

3 points by ZguideZ 16 days ago | 0 comments

Real ID now required in US after nearly 20 years of delays (theguardian.com)
Real ID requirements for those flying within the United States begin Wednesday after nearly 20 years of delays.

Government, Security, Travel, USA

17 points by isaacfrond 16 days ago | 13 comments

France and EU host 'Choose Europe for science' conference to lure US scientists (lemonde.fr)
French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen took aim at Donald Trump's policies on science on Monday, May 5, as the EU seeks to encourage disgruntled US researchers to relocate to Europe.

Science, Politics, Immigration, Europe, USA

8 points by matsemann 18 days ago | 0 comments

Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison (bbc.com)
Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the former prison on an island off the coast of California.

Politics, Prisons, History, USA

18 points by mikhael 19 days ago | 1 comments

A Fifth of American Adults Can't Read (thefp.com)
Forty-eight million adults in the U.S. read at or below the third-grade level, and many of them struggle in ways that are almost impossible for a fluent reader to imagine: They can’t order off a menu, check in for a telehealth appointment, or fill out a job application.

Literacy, Education, USA, Social Issues

23 points by harambae 19 days ago | 5 comments

American Panopticon (theatlantic.com)
The Trump administration is pooling data on Americans. Experts fear what comes next.

Privacy, Surveillance, Politics, USA

8 points by howard941 24 days ago | 1 comments

People say they’ll pay more for “made in the USA” so we ran a test (afina.com)
When we priced a U.S.-made version of our flagship product 85% higher than our Chinese-made one, 25,650 customers had the chance to vote with their wallets. Here’s what happened.

Consumer Behavior, Manufacturing, Pricing, USA

163 points by ericzawo 29 days ago | 163 comments

Harvard professor offers a grim assessment of American democracy (npr.org)
Steven Levitsky studies how healthy democracies can slip into authoritarianism. He says the Trump administration has already done grave damage: "We are no longer living in a democratic regime."

Politics, Democracy, Authoritarianism, USA

15 points by rbanffy 30 days ago | 0 comments

USA Unable to Make Drones Without Components from China (militarnyi.com)
American drone manufacturers are facing a serious dependency on Chinese components in their products.

USA, China, Drones, Military, Manufacturing

13 points by croes 32 days ago | 9 comments

Crypto Might Get Some Banks (bloomberg.com)
A theme that I have written about a lot around here is that US banking seems to be getting narrower.

Cryptocurrency, Banking, Finance, USA

8 points by ioblomov 32 days ago | 5 comments

Chinese factories build firetrucks for $400k in 6wk. US it's $2M in 4 years [video] (youtube.com)

Manufacturing, China, USA, Firetrucks, Costs

7 points by xbmcuser 34 days ago | 2 comments

China accuses US of launching 'advanced' cyberattacks, names alleged NSA agents (yahoo.com)
China accused the United States National Security Agency (NSA) on Tuesday of launching "advanced" cyberattacks during the Asian Winter Games in February, targeting essential industries.

Cybersecurity, International Relations, Government, China, USA

7 points by cols 38 days ago | 0 comments

Which countries would benefit most from an American brain drain? (economist.com)
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP seems intent on weakening America’s reputation as a land of opportunity for talented immigrants. In the past few weeks the country’s immigration agency has detained foreign graduate students, lecturers, engineers and doctors who say they hold valid visas. The federal government has slashed funding for academic research. And American tech firms have warned immigrant employees not to leave the country lest they be barred from returning.

Immigration, USA, International Relations, Brain Drain

44 points by rustoo 41 days ago | 78 comments

How a $2k 'Made in the USA' Phone Is Manufactured (404media.co)
"You could count the number of skilled electronics engineers on US soil, and there's probably a million in Shenzhen alone."

Manufacturing, Technology, USA, China

376 points by jaredwiener 43 days ago | 465 comments

France's new high-speed train has Americans asking: Why can't we have that? (grist.org)
Last month, France’s national railway operator released a glimpse of the designs for its upcoming fifth-generation high-speed train, the TGV Inoui.

Transportation, France, High-Speed Rail, USA

80 points by devonnull 44 days ago | 143 comments

What Chinese personal productivity software app has no counterpart in the USA? (ycombinator.com)
What Chinese personal productivity software app has no counterpart in the USA?

Productivity Apps, China, USA, Software

10 points by nopmat 45 days ago | 5 comments

Framework stops selling some laptops in the US in response to tariffs (liliputing.com)
Modular, repairable computer maker Framework has announced it’s “temporarily pausing” the sales of some laptops in the United States in response to global tariffs that recently took effect.

Laptops, Tariffs, Business, Technology, USA

65 points by t-3 45 days ago | 21 comments

A 'US-Made iPhone' Is Pure Fantasy (404media.co)
This weekend, U.S.

iPhones, Manufacturing, Politics, USA

12 points by geox 45 days ago | 7 comments

Honda Sets Up Dedicated Business in US to Tap into Space Boom (bloomberg.com)
Honda Motor Co. has created a space business unit in the US to promote its technology and spur more collaboration with American companies.

Space Exploration, Business, Automotive, USA

4 points by JumpCrisscross 46 days ago | 0 comments

Trump will make China great again (unherd.com)
The post-American age is on the horizon.

Politics, International Relations, China, USA

12 points by SanjayMehta 47 days ago | 0 comments

International PhD students make emergency plans in fear of US immigration raids (nature.com)
A wave of shock and fear has spread among university researchers as US immigration officials have moved to detain and deport international students and scholars.

Immigration, Education, International Students, USA

9 points by rntn 48 days ago | 0 comments

America's astonishing act of self-harm (ft.com)
America’s astonishing act of self-harm

Politics, USA, Current Events, Opinion

48 points by mooreds 49 days ago | 24 comments

Growing trade deficit is selling the nation out from under us (2003) [pdf] (faculty.washington.edu)

Economics, Trade, USA

162 points by TaurenHunter 49 days ago | 188 comments

American shakedown: Police won't charge you, but they'll grab your money (cbc.ca)
Across America, law enforcement officers — from federal agents to state troopers right down to sheriffs in one-street backwaters — are operating a vast, co-ordinated scheme to grab as much of the public’s cash as they can; “hand over fist,” to use the words of one police trainer.

Law Enforcement, Corruption, Social Issues, Politics, USA

17 points by croes 51 days ago | 13 comments